Background
Samina was born to Mahmudun Nabi and Rashida Chowdhury. Under guidance from her father, she developed as a playback contemporary singer.
Samina was born to Mahmudun Nabi and Rashida Chowdhury. Under guidance from her father, she developed as a playback contemporary singer.
She mostly sings Modern and Classical songs. She was one of the judges of the reality television show CloseUp1 on NTV. She took part in Notun Kuri"s song category and stood first in this competition in 1977. Samina started her career as a playback singer in 1981.
Her debut song was from the film Jonmo Theke Jolchi.
She continued working as a singer in the audio industry. Later, She sang the song "Saat Bhai Champa Jagore" in the film "Saat Bhai Champa".
Then she took a hiatus from playback singing. She concentrated on studio albums and released songs named Kabita Porar Prohor Eseche, Bhalobasto and Oi Jhinuk Phota Sagorbelay.
She returned to playback singing through the song "Tomar Gorur Garite Ami Jabo Na", a duet with Andrew Kishore.
Her another rendition was "". Some of her repertoires include Door Deepobasini, Hou Jodi Oi Neel Akash, "Hridoye Likhechi Tomari Naam" and Ekhon Ami. Her non-playback career includes adhunik song and Rabindra Sangeet.
Some of her modern songs are Oi Jhinuk Phota Sagorbelai Amar Icche Kore, Eseche Rater Nirjoney, Somoy Jeno Kate Na, et cetera
She also released a Rabindra Sangeet album in 2009. She has sung two songs in the blockbuster film Niswartha Bhalobasa: "Jamunar Jol" (with South I Tutul) and "Shopno Shopno".
She acted in radio dramas - Julius Caesar and Ei Shei. She was also used to be a news anchor.
During her career, Samina has collaborated with many male singers of Bangladesh.
She played duets with Asif Akbar, Habib Wahid, Subir Nandi, Andrew Kishore, South. Doctorate. Rubel, Staten Island Tutul, Monir Khan, Bappa Mazumder, Agun et cetera She has worked with numerous music directors and lyricists such as Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, Ali Akbar Rupu, Sheikh Sadi Khan, Alam Khan, Alauddin Ali, Khan Ataur Rahman, Shaukat Ali Emon, Kabir Bakul, Staten Island Tutul, Habib Wahid, Bappa Mazumder et cetera Drama - Midnight Black Coffee aired on ntv.
